Introduction I love when I read a novel about writers, or watch a movie about actors. Umera had not written a novel post Aab-e-Hayaat, which was about 3-4 years ago. I remember that because I had just moved to my apartment, my own apartment, around that time. My sisters and I used to discuss the abrupt ending over a cup of tea until late in the night. Ah,…
Category: Book Reviews
Book Review: Haalim – Episode #23 {{LAST Episode}} (By Nemrah Ahmed)
(Drafted on September 6th) Episode 23 was uploaded on the author’s FB page on, 4th of September. This episode has 156 pages, woohoo! The episode aims at Revising Tying the loose ends Parting some more wisdom Reinforcing the fact that you may not be the wisest. Talia thought she had figured out Fateh, but Fateh……
Book Review: AMAL UNBOUND by Aisha Saeed
Book Details Title: AMAL UNBOUND Author: Aisha Saeed # of pages: 240 Author Profile Tara Frejas is a cloud-walker who needs caffeine to fuel her travels. By day, she works in project management and events, and she writes down her daydreams at night. She began publishing fiction for public consumption in 2004, posting her pieces…
Book Review: SETTLE THE SCORE / HUSTLE PLAY by Tara Frejas
Book Details Title: SETTLE THE SCORE / HUSTLE PLAY Author: Tara Frejas # of pages: 66 Author Profile Tara Frejas is a cloud-walker who needs caffeine to fuel her travels. By day, she works in project management and events, and she writes down her daydreams at night. She began publishing fiction for public consumption in…
Reading Roundup #3: Asian Writers
It started in May 2019. Ramadan began and I forgot to post about it. I have read some Asian women writers in recently and here is a summary of my reading spree. The Contract By Zeenat Mahal Beauty Is But Skin Deep By Sundari Venkatraman Red Rose Dating Agency (By Sundari Venkatraman) The Runaway Bridegroom(By…
Book Review: BOLLYWOOD FIANCÉ FOR A DAY (By Ruchi Vasudeva)
Book Details Title: Bollywood Fiancé For A Day Author: Ruchi Vasudeva # of pages: 170 Link to Buy: Amazon.in Author Profile Ruchi Vasudeva a doctor by profession, a teacher by vocation and an author by destiny. Synopsis Studious Dr. Vishakha never dreamed that winning a date with Bollywood heartthrob Zaheer Saxena would land her in an unusual…
Book Review: PLAY WITH ME (by Piper Shelly)
Book Details Title: Play With Me Author: Piper Shelly # of pages: 238 Author Profile New York Times/USA Today bestselling author Melanie Moreland, lives a happy and content life in a quiet area of Ontario with her beloved husband of twenty-seven-plus years and their rescue cat, Amber. Nothing means more to her than her friends…
Book Review: Khuda Ki Basti (By Shaukat Siddiqui)
Non-review Rant I read about 30 stories over the weekend, mostly urdu. This was one of the longer reads. Plot Summary Characters Raziya Begum, a widow lives with her three kids – Sultana, Nosha and Annu. Her eldest daughter has passed away, who was married to Neyaz . Nosha, Shami and Raja are three teenage…
Book Review: Shehrzad (By Saima Akram Chaudhary)
آپ لوگوں نے سمیرا شریف طور کا “ٹوٹا ہوا تارا” پڑھا ہے؟ یا پھر عفت سحر پاشا کا پچھلے سال کا “خواب شیشے کا” پڑھا ہوگا؟ اگر نہیں پڑھا تو اچھی بات ہے۔ شہرزاد پڑھ لیں۔ اگر یہ دونوں ناول پڑھ رکھے ہیں، تو ابھی سے بتادوں کہ کافی مماثلت نظر آئے گی۔ اور میں…
Book Review: Haalim – Episode #22 (By Nemrah Ahmed)
(Drafted on July 4th) Episode 22 was uploaded on the author’s FB page today, 4th of July. Happy independence Day to American friends… This episode has 100 pages and is sufficiently long. The episode moves so briskly that I kept checking the page number every now and again to verify how much I had read….